Excel · Insert a new sheet
Sheets
Windows · Linux
Shift+F11Mac
Shift+F11Both systems use the same combination.
Inserts a new sheet in front of the current one; on a Mac laptop you must hold Fn as well for F11 to reach Excel.
- Group
- Sheets
- Keys held
- 2
Excel diverges most on the Mac. F4 for absolute references is Cmd+T there, and a few Ctrl combinations stay Ctrl rather than becoming Cmd.
Reading the key names
- Keys joined by + are pressed together: Ctrl+Shift+P means hold Ctrl and Shift, then P.
- On a Mac, Cmd is ⌘, Option is ⌥ (labelled Alt on some keyboards), Control is ⌃ and Shift is ⇧.
- Windows Ctrl usually becomes Cmd on a Mac, but not always — this reference lists both combinations separately.
- With a Korean, Japanese or Chinese input method active, shortcuts built on letter keys may not fire. Switch to Latin input and try again.
- When a combination does nothing, another program has often claimed it as a global shortcut first.
Common questions
Q. What is the shortcut for Insert a new sheet in Excel?
Inserts a new sheet in front of the current one; on a Mac laptop you must hold Fn as well for F11 to reach Excel. It is Shift+F11 on Windows and Shift+F11 on a Mac.
Q. Is it the same on Windows and Mac?
Yes, Shift+F11 on both.
Q. How many keys is that?
2 pressed together. The combination sits under Sheets in Excel.